Towards Elder-Friendly City: evaluation of Istanbul urban environments
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2016
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All around the world, population profile has been subject to a rapid change, and the rate of the elderly within the general population has been increasing. Parallel to the increased average of life expectancy and the growing number of the elderly, psychological, social, cultural, and economic problems concerning the elderly population have also increased, calling for immediate action.
“Aging” remains as a serious issue inflicting most countries, especially the developing ones. Within the process of global aging, which is called the demographic transformation, the decrease in birth and death rates have led to a decrease in the rate of children and youth within the general population, while a remarkable increase is observed in the elderly population. It is estimated that, especially in 20-40 years’ time, developing countries will rapidly undergo the process of aging. The number of people aged 60 years and over as a proportion of the global population will double from 11% in 2006 to 22% by 2050, by which time there will be more older people than children (aged 0–14 years) in the population for the first time in human history. Developing countries are aging at a much faster rate than developed countries: by2050, 79% of the world’s older people will be living in those countries.
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Proceedings of the IV World Planning Schools Congress, July 3-8th, 2016 : Global crisis, planning and challenges to spatial justice in the north and in the south
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